8)Excellent work, you need not study drawing any more as I'm giving you the reward to move on to paint. Seriously the tonal work in this face is what good painting is about, you probably used a 100 shades of tone with a pencil and with one brush stroke of paint it could have been a 1000 tones and with two brush strokes 100000 tones. If you don't move to paint the changeover will be hard, I believe we should draw to improve tone and likeness and paint for the attainment of masterpieces. You have great skill in the two areas, I hold dear the skills of tone and skill, if you don't move to paint when you pick up a brush you will suffer withdrawwell problems of the frustration and of starting again, instead of using the skills you learnt. Just a though and a bit of a laugh but I'm serious about 'You Should Paint'.

Ok, I am a big pusher of people to try Watercolour it's simple it needs less work as I can be proof of in that I can paint 10 a day I'm not saying they will all be wonderful but nromally when bored I move on. The fear is because you have pre set ideas about watercolour, they are that's it difficault It' not! There are many tips, skillls and techniques that have been keep secret. If you want I can advise you but you must promise to practice and belive in your self My wife paints watercolouur landscapes wonderfully she has the skills of tone, likeness and the way she uses light is breathtaking. but because she's negative she starts a potrait and before 5 minuts she's back to negative. She has none of your tonal skills or drawing ability. Give it a try don't be to hard on yourself with your talent you can do anything.